Posted by Will van Niekerk on 30-04-2013 11:01
#1
One for John Carr, perhaps?
Quite a big one, had thought it was a female Bibionid at a glance because of size, shape and colouring. A similarly structured fly was recently identified as a Mycetophilid in a thread, so although I had thought they were smaller and less colourful...
Anyway - Location: CHongwe, Lusaka, Zambia.
Habitat: scrubby grassland adjacent to gardens/orchards. If I recall correctly, on a stand of invasive Mexican daisy.
Date: 28 February 2013.
Size: Reasonable sized, probably around 10mm long.
I'll appreciate any and all progress on ID because frankly, I haven't a clue.
EDIT - title updated from 'Nematoceran - Mycetophilidae?', to 'Sciaridae?' based on post by John Carr.
EDIT - title updated to 'Sciaridae, Zambia' based on post by xylo.
Edited by Will van Niekerk on 06-09-2014 16:59
Posted by Will van Niekerk on 08-05-2013 14:31
#4
'Probably' from John Carr makes me feel much better about having no idea myself, but makes me dread for this one's chances at an ID...
Thanks, updating title.
Posted by xylo on 05-06-2013 16:10
#5
Sure,
with eye bridge present and such a m-fork this is a specimen of Sciaridae. In the tropics there are some species with orange thorax...
Posted by Will van Niekerk on 06-09-2014 16:58
#6
Belatedly (more than a year so, apparently?!), thanks, xylo. Updating title to remove question mark.